App Store - Not showing installed?

[Daniel97]

Before the police shoot me .. i installed a GM after waiting and waiting for a code to appear.

When it finally did i downloaded via MAS. Because i had already downloaded and installed i obviously do not want to reinstall over the top .. how do i change the Mac App stores status to installed as opposed to just download?

 

[Daniel97]

come on guys gotta be an easy fix!?

 

[tyrell456]

I don't think there is a way to make OS X Mountain Lion show up in the MAS as "Installed," but rather it always says "Download." This is because the "app" you download from the App Store isn't Mountain Lion itself, it's an installer app for Mountain Lion, which you actually don't have installed right now. It's left available for re-download at all times so you have access to the installer if and when you need it.

 

[Daniel97]

just redownloaded and completed the install process and its still there?

even though im not running the MAS version?

Why doesnt it show as installled?!

 

[adnbek]

just redownloaded and completed the install process and its still there?

even though im not running the MAS version?

Why doesnt it show as installled?!

Tyrell already explained to you why. Read his response again.

 

[iVoid]

"Installed" for Lion and Mountain Lion simply means the INSTALLER app is installed on your system.
It doesn't indicate that the OS is installed or not.

So don't worry. If "About This Mac" says you're on 10.8, you're all set.

 

[iHateMacs]

Does that mean then that people who didn't buy it will still get updates even thought it's not "installed"?

 

[Dragoro]

Its so ya can redownload it and put it on a external hd or thumb drive incase you want to reinstall without having to download it. Youll get updates for the OS just as ya always have. No need to worry.

 

[Daniel97]

Does that mean then that people who didn't buy it will still get updates even thought it's not "installed"?

that was my concern ...